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there you go. ♪ >> bob marley said it best. stolen from africa, gentrified in harlem. american black folks keep losing our connection to the places we come from. so im headed to central appalachia, a place many folks dont realize black folks still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. >> again! yes! ♪ >> nice! ♪ ♪ when i say appalachia, you probabl...

Facing a lot of similar challenges. it really motivated me. so a lot of what weve done here in west virginia is a mirror of whats taken place in ghana. my ancestors grandparents, they were planting fruit trees on these hillsides, raising hogs, chickens, sustaining themselves for years. so bringing back that sense of pride and, you know, being a producer, a creator yourself. ultimately, to leave a legacy of -- you see awai running around, loving what he is doing. he understands value at his age a...

Bankruptcies were up almost 20% in 2018. the highest level in more than ten years. it is something midwest farmers have been forced to consider. >> it is always a possibility with everybody. you might sell everything you own to pay off what you owe and then you have nothing. >> reporter: key to their survival is aid. president trump approved funds for nebl anybody and sheldon is hoping theyll do the same in iowa. >> i dont think theyll forget us. i think he knows how important that agriculture a...

Its definitely a deep concern. the thing about this flood is its affecting two years. a lot of these bins are holding our 2018 crop. we havent got delivered to town yesterday or sold. >> reporter: according to the american farm bureau, farm bankruptcies were up almost 20% in 2018. the highest level in more than ten years. its something midwest farmers have been forced to consider. >> its always a possibility with everybody. sell everything you own to pay what you owe and you have nothing. >> rep...

Basically -- total obliteration. tornado came in from the southwest. there in the near foreground you see the tree, core gate aluminum wrapped around that. there was a paraplegic in there and i talked to his brother and he was able to get out and get to the storm shelter. hes okay. beyond that you dont see it because it is gone. a house. thats where a lady in her 60s was with her husband. she, unfortunately, perished. we have about two dozen tornadoes. preliminary count. missouri and arkansas. a...